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Nick Owens
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    225
  • Hometown:
    New Market, Ala.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Buckhorn
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    19.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2021: Owens is a physics major with a 3.59 GPA.  Owens finished the year with 19 tackles.  He topped out with four stops against Barton and finished the year with three tackles for loss. He became Carson-Newman's first defensive lineman to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors since Phalen Booker in 2016. 

HONORS: 

  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 

2020: Owens turned in three tackles, all solo, from the spring game against UVA Wise. He also had a quarterback hurry.   

2019: Fox end earned his way into the starting lineup and logged starts in all 12 games for the Eagles at defensive end.  Owens made 34 tackles with 1.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss.  Two weeks into his career, he produced a five-tackle game with 2.5 stops behind the line at Wingate (9/21). His top performances came in back-to-back weeks against Limestone (11/9) and Tusculum (11/16) with back-to-back four-tackle weeks.  

HIGH SCHOOL: A team captain and defensive MVP for Keith Henderson and Buckhorn High School, Owens was the Bucks leading tackler as a senior with 100 tackles and 10 tackles for loss.  He also registered two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries a pair of pass break ups and a sack. He earned all-region honors at the conclusion of his senior season and helped the Bucks register as the fifth-stingiest defense in Alabama.

PERSONAL: The son of Linda and David Owens, he plans to study toward being an engineer at Carson-Newman.  His brother, Silas, played football for the Murray State Racers.  Owens was a member of the all-academic team and National Honor Society in High School.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 8 5
Assists 11 8
Tackles 19.0 13.0
Tackles per game 1.9 1.6
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.0 2.5
Tackle for loss yards 3 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 West Georgia L, 45-7 1 1 2.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 #16/15 Wingate L, 25-3 1 2 3.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Virginia-Wise L, 33-7 1 1 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Barton L, 31-17 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Catawba L, 33-27 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 59-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Newberry L, 34-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Mars Hill L, 49-23 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 Limestone W, 27-21 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Tusculum L, 48-13 1 0 1.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 33 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 12 - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 33 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 12 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 1 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 33 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 12 10 24 34.0 2.8 1.5 8 7.0 21 - - - - - - -
2020-21 1 3 0 3.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 8 11 19.0 1.9 - - 3.0 3 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 8 6 14.0 1.4 1.5 8 4.0 23 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Total 33 29 41 70.0 2.1 3.0 16 14.0 47 - 1 0 - - 1 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 8 11 19.0 1.9 - - 3.0 3 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 5 8 13.0 1.6 - - 2.5 2 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 2 8 10.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
Away 5 6 3 9.0 1.8 - - 2.0 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 0 3 3.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 8 8 16.0 1.8 - - 3.0 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 3 4 7.0 2.3 - - 2.0 2 - - - - - - -
October 5 4 4 8.0 1.6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 3 4.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
News mentions
West, Owens named CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • Article
  • November 18, 2021
West, Owens named CoSIDA Academic All-District

AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time since 2017, multiple Eagles have been named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Thursday afternoon. 

  • November 18, 2021
D2Football.com debuts Eagles in 18th in preseason poll
  • Article
  • August 30, 2021
D2Football.com debuts Eagles in 18th in preseason poll

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - For the first time since 2014, Carson-Newman football has been nationally ranked by D2Football.com to start the year.

  • August 30, 2021
Coaches pick Eagles fifth in preseason SAC poll
  • Article
  • August 23, 2021
Coaches pick Eagles fifth in preseason SAC poll

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ranked 24th in the AFCA Coaches Poll, Carson-Newman’s football team has been predicted to finish fifth in the South Atlantic Conference by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced Monday morning.

  • August 23, 2021
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Defensive Line
  • Article
  • August 20, 2021
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Defensive Line

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the fifth part in an eight-part series breaking down Carson-Newman football’s positions for the 2021 season. Coy DeWeese provides insight for this feature on Carson-Newman’s defensive line.

  • August 20, 2021
AFCA ranks football 24th in preseason coaches poll
  • Article
  • August 16, 2021
AFCA ranks football 24th in preseason coaches poll

WACO, Texas - For the first time since 2014, Carson-Newman football has been nationally ranked by the American Football Coaches Association.

  • August 16, 2021
Football ranked 14th in College Football America Yearbook preseason poll
  • Article
  • July 30, 2021
Football ranked 14th in College Football America Yearbook preseason poll

TYLER, Texas - For a third straight year, Carson-Newman has been featured in a preaseason publicationl as a nationally-ranked club.  

  • July 30, 2021